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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 08:56 PM
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I was thinking of selling my scooby coz a few of my mates have got rwd cars and do drifting so i wanted a m3 evo but love the scoob to much to sell it i cant afford dccd so after readin a few posts on here i am in the middle of converting my center diff welding it up he he then when i get board of rwd i can just buy a replacement center diff and put it back to awd
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 10:54 PM
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bttt
me to ive be looking in to this...
so can someone tell me about my center diff ,i have a 98 car
so is it a gearbox in / out work
thanks

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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by subaruross
bttt
me to ive be looking in to this...
so can someone tell me about my center diff ,i have a 98 car
so is it a gearbox in / out work
thanks
no you dont have to remove the box just take the plate of the back of the box then you can pull out the center diff if you really want to do this to yours let me know and ill email you full pics and instructions mine is all done now just need to get new clutch then it will be on the road in two weeks
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by muzza6464
no you dont have to remove the box just take the plate of the back of the box then you can pull out the center diff if you really want to do this to yours let me know and ill email you full pics and instructions mine is all done now just need to get new clutch then it will be on the road in two weeks
I`m deff looking at this option. Want a top end car. Mine is a 2000 Wrx classic shape.

Can I PM you my email addy?
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ImprezaGT2
I`m deff looking at this option. Want a top end car. Mine is a 2000 Wrx classic shape.

Can I PM you my email addy?
year no problem
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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your going about it all wrong
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Old Jan 14, 2008 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by dr-frank-in-stew
your going about it all wrong
WHYS THAT THEN?
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 09:05 AM
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muzza6464 PM sent
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 06:36 PM
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just use sti lsd diff and remove front drive shafts but leave in outer cv for wheel bearing then you have rear wheel drive and both rear wheels will spin instead of only one then back end will spin around
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by dr-frank-in-stew
just use sti lsd diff and remove front drive shafts but leave in outer cv for wheel bearing then you have rear wheel drive and both rear wheels will spin instead of only one then back end will spin around
so will only one wheel spin doing it my way?
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 06:52 PM
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it will try to because its a slip diff. the outer wheel will speed up to try and get you going straight again.
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Old Jan 17, 2008 | 07:44 PM
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it will try to because its a slip diff. the outer wheel will speed up to try and get you going straight again.
thanks for the advise i have decided to buy a lsd rear diff to put on aswell now
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 11:15 PM
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ok so the scoob is all done now and back on the road converted to rwd you cant put any power down it just goes sideways fun at first but soon wears off when you find your self stuck up roundabouts or heading the wrong way so back to awd it is going good little project for a bit of fun
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